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• Fatal Jordan police compound shooting took place in canteen
• Three men killed in Jordan attack worked for U.S. security firm
• France arrests man in IS-linked plot to attack naval base
• Latin, Arab leaders hold Saudi summit to strengthen ties
• Sister: Marine killed by homeowner mistook house for his
• Why veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan want their own memorial
• French air strikes target Islamic State oil infrastructure
• Slovenia toughens border ahead of EU migrant summit
• US-Russia military communication improves in Syria: general
• Navy veteran swimming the Mississippi River to honor fallen comrades
• CURE To Expand Work With Veterans' Epilepsy Thanks To Department Of Defense Grant
• Finland readies to house asylum seekers in tents
• VA enters stretch on goals for homelessness, claims backlog
• Tunisian convicted of terrorism tried to return to Italy
• Ex-US Marine Phil Klay wins Warwick Prize for literature
• Many U.S. veterans may face sexual health problems
• CAIR: Muslim Civil Rights Group Offers Veterans Day Commentary for Publication
• Clinton says would not support war declaration against ISIS
• Clinton says she doesn't back declaration of war against IS
• Should 300 veterans be on death row in the US?
• Delaware to name National Guard headquarters for Beau Biden
• Vietnam vet pushes for national memorial for 9/11 veterans
• Bahraini prosecutor says eight men jailed for up to 10 years for terrorism
• France strikes IS oil sites in Syria: defence minister
• Report: 6 Turkish soldiers wounded in bombing in southeast
• Death row, last stop for many US veterans
• EU urges Turkey to lift media curbs, resume peace talks with Kurd rebels
• EU expects G20 battle to recognize migration crisis as a global issue
• Gulf air strikes on IS down due to Yemen conflict: US general
• France mourns anti-communist philosopher Glucksmann
• Jordan shaken by officer's attack on American, South African trainers
• Oil price to rise only gradually to $80 by 2020: IEA
• Iraq: Multiple attacks kill at least 10 civilians in Baghdad
• U.S., allies conduct 31 strikes in Syria, Iraq: military
• Iraqi PM's reforms hindered by divisions amid Islamic State threat
• Turkey to respond to any threats emerging from Syria: Davutoglu
• Iran arrests more than 40 suspected militants, half headed to Iraq, Syria
• French anti-communist thinker Glucksmann dies at 78
• War Reporter Alex Quade's "Becoming A Green Beret" Video: How Special Forces 'Train, Advise, Assist' -- Which Is What They'll Do In Syria
• Putin Mulls His Next Move with ISIS, but His Options Are Limited

Fatal Jordan police compound shooting took place in canteen Posted: 10 Nov 2015 04:05 PM PST AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A shooting rampage at a police training center that killed five people, including two American instructors, took place in a canteen in the compound, the Jordanian government spokesman said Tuesday.

Three men killed in Jordan attack worked for U.S. security firm Posted: 10 Nov 2015 03:11 PM PST Three men killed in Monday's shooting attack at a police training center near Amman Jordan worked for DynCorp International, an American intelligence and security contractor, the company said on Tuesday. DynCorp said in a statement that one of its employees killed in the incident was American, one was South African and the third was Jordanian. DynCorp said Fields began working for DynCorp as a police advisor in Iraq in 2006, and worked as a police advisor in Afghanistan before moving to the Jordanian International Police Training Center, where Monday's shooting took place.

France arrests man in IS-linked plot to attack naval base Posted: 10 Nov 2015 02:57 PM PST Authorities in France have arrested a man with links to an Islamic State jihadist in Syria over a plot to attack military personnel at a major naval base, police and judicial sources said Tuesday. The 25-year-old, whom sources said had been monitored by intelligence agencies after trying unsuccessfully twice last year to travel to Syria, was held late last month and charged on November 2. The interior ministry said in a statement that the man had been under surveillance "because of his radicalisation and public support for jihadist ideology" and had "attempted to acquire material to carry out a violent attack on Navy personnel in Toulon".

Latin, Arab leaders hold Saudi summit to strengthen ties Posted: 10 Nov 2015 02:54 PM PST Arab and South American leaders began a summit in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, aiming to strengthen ties between the geographically distant but economically powerful regions. "There is a need to increase cooperation", he told the opening session, on behalf of 22 Arab states. Saudi King Salman noted the potential for further growth in two-way trade and investment.

Sister: Marine killed by homeowner mistook house for his Posted: 10 Nov 2015 02:10 PM PST DENVER (AP) — A Marine who was shot and killed by a Colorado homeowner after he forced his way inside a house mistook the residence for his own after a night of drinking, his family said.

Why veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan want their own memorial Posted: 10 Nov 2015 01:30 PM PST Recommended: How much do you know about America's veterans? There are high rates of PTSD, just like among Vietnam veterans, and if we wait until the war on terror is over, they will never see it happen," Jan Scruggs, a Vietnam veteran told the Associated Press.

French air strikes target Islamic State oil infrastructure Posted: 10 Nov 2015 01:21 PM PST DAKAR/PARIS (Reuters) - French warplanes have struck Islamic State oil and gas infrastructure targets in eastern Syria aimed at weakening Islamic State's financial resources, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday. Paris launched its first combat missions in Syria at the end of September, destroying Islamic State training camps to prevent the group from carrying out attacks against French interests and to protect Syrian civilians. "There was a strike yesterday on an oil distribution center and last night we have hit another oil distribution center and a gas separation factory," Le Drian told a news conference in Dakar.

Slovenia toughens border ahead of EU migrant summit Posted: 10 Nov 2015 01:04 PM PST Slovenia said Tuesday it will build "obstacles" on its border with Croatia, in a move that German Chancellor Angela Merkel said highlighted the urgency for the EU to stem the migrant influx on the eve of a summit in Malta. Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar, whose country last month suddenly found itself on the main Balkan route for migrants and refugees bound for northern Europe, said however that the frontier with Croatia would not be closed. "We decided yesterday to start building over the following days on the Schengen (zone) border with Croatia some temporary technical obstacles," Cerar told reporters.

US-Russia military communication improves in Syria: general Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:57 PM PST US and Russian military officials talk twice daily about air operations in Syria, as the two powers conduct separate bombing campaigns in the battered nation, a top US general said Tuesday. Four-star Air Force General Herbert Carlisle outlined how communications have vastly improved since the start of Russia's bombing campaign in Syria on September 30. Moscow only gave a vague, last-minute verbal notification it was about to launch air strikes, prompting an angry response from the Pentagon, which worried about US and Russian jets slamming into each other.

Navy veteran swimming the Mississippi River to honor fallen comrades Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:56 PM PST Navy combat veteran Chris Ring says some people call him crazy for attempting to become the first American to swim the length of the Mississippi River. "We all have what we have today because of these families and their loved ones," Ring said last week after finishing up a day's swim just south of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Averaging 6.5 hours in the water and 14 miles a day, Ring aims to reach the 0-mile marker where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico in early December.

CURE To Expand Work With Veterans' Epilepsy Thanks To Department Of Defense Grant Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:52 PM PST The grant will support a team approach to researching the prevention and treatment of Post-Traumatic Epilepsy (PTE).  The incidence of epilepsy in active service members increased by an alarming 52 percent from 2006 to 2010.  Approximately 8 percent of those afflicted have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI)[1], making it the most common predisposing condition.

Finland readies to house asylum seekers in tents Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:50 PM PST Finland is preparing to house asylum seekers in tents and shipping containers as the inflow of refugees has accelerated after slowing down last month, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The Nordic country took in just over 7,000 refugees in October - about 3,800 fewer than in September - but just last week more than 2,000 asylum seekers arrived. Neighboring Sweden, which expects 190,000 asylum seekers this year, last week warned it could no longer guarantee finding accommodation for newly arrived refugees, and applied for EU emergency aid to cope with asylum seekers.

VA enters stretch on goals for homelessness, claims backlog Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:43 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Though it has made much progress, the Department of Veterans Affairs is likely to miss its target on two ambitious goals: ending veteran homelessness in 2015 and ending the backlog in disability claims.

Tunisian convicted of terrorism tried to return to Italy Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:25 PM PST ROME (AP) — A Tunisian man who was sent back home after serving a seven-year prison term in Italy on terrorism charges returned to the country on a migrant boat, Italian officials said Tuesday.

Ex-US Marine Phil Klay wins Warwick Prize for literature Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:21 PM PST LONDON (AP) — Former U.S. Marine officer Phil Klay has won Britain's Warwick Prize for Writing with "Redeployment," a searing, sometimes satirical collection of stories about the Iraq War.

Many U.S. veterans may face sexual health problems Posted: 10 Nov 2015 11:42 AM PST By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Many U.S. veterans returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan may encounter sexual health problems, a new study suggests. Almost 18 percent of veterans screened positive for sexual dysfunction in initial visits at the post-deployment clinic at a veterans affairs medical center in Houston, researchers say. It's possible the actual prevalence of sexual dysfunction is much higher, because veterans, like many other people, may be reluctant to discuss sex with providers they are seeing for the first time, noted study co-author Dr. Drew Helmer, director of the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) New Jersey Health Care System in East Orange.

CAIR: Muslim Civil Rights Group Offers Veterans Day Commentary for Publication Posted: 10 Nov 2015 11:35 AM PST WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today offered a Veterans Day commentary for publication by media outlets nationwide. CAIR's commentary (SEE BELOW), titled "Honoring Veterans Through Actions, Not Mere Words," is being offered through ISLAM-OPED, a syndication service designed to offer an American Muslim perspective on current political, social and religious issues. CAIR is America's largest Islamic civil liberties and advocacy group, with offices nationwide.

Clinton says would not support war declaration against ISIS Posted: 10 Nov 2015 11:11 AM PST Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday she was not ready to support a formal declaration of war against Islamic State militants, although she said the United States needs to improve its efforts to fight the group. To have a declaration of war, she said, requires understanding the resources available and the goals involved. "If you have a declaration of war, you'd better have a budget that backs it up," said Clinton, who was campaigning in New Hampshire.

Clinton says she doesn't back declaration of war against IS Posted: 10 Nov 2015 10:47 AM PST DERRY, New Hampshire (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she does not currently support seeking a declaration of war against the Islamic State, citing the diffuse nature of the threat.

Should 300 veterans be on death row in the US? Posted: 10 Nov 2015 10:14 AM PST On the eve of Veterans' Day, Americans are preparing to honor the 21.8 million men and women who have served in the armed forces: roughly 7 percent of Americans. But nearly 300 of those vets are currently on death row, a number that the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) warns is too high, and may be due to ignored post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Delaware to name National Guard headquarters for Beau Biden Posted: 10 Nov 2015 09:47 AM PST NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — Delaware will name its National Guard headquarters in New Castle for Beau Biden.

Vietnam vet pushes for national memorial for 9/11 veterans Posted: 10 Nov 2015 09:37 AM PST SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jan Scruggs knew as a young Army infantryman returning from Vietnam that his fellow veterans and his entire country needed a place to go to heal.

Bahraini prosecutor says eight men jailed for up to 10 years for terrorism Posted: 10 Nov 2015 08:59 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - A Bahraini prosecutor said on Tuesday that eight Bahraini men had been sentenced to between three and ten years in jail for terrorism, according to state news agency BNA. Public Prosecutor Ahmed al-Hammadi said the convictions related to "setting tires on fire, placing an object resembling a bomb in a public place, gathering publicly, rioting and possession of Molotov cocktails (petrol bombs)". On Monday, the same court had handed down 10-year sentences to two men for "military training and use of weapons and explosives in Iraq" and revoked their citizenship. Home to the U.S. ...

France strikes IS oil sites in Syria: defence minister Posted: 10 Nov 2015 08:52 AM PST The French army has stepped up its bombing campaign against the Islamic State group's oil infrastructure with two new strikes in eastern Syria, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Tuesday. "We struck again twice last night in the Deir Ezzor region, firstly on an oil distribution station and secondly on a gas separation plant," Le Drian told journalists on the sidelines of a forum on African peace and security in Dakar, Senegal. Along with a bombing sortie the day before, it was part of France's third wave of strikes in Syria since President Francois Hollande decided in September to join the campaign there against IS.

Report: 6 Turkish soldiers wounded in bombing in southeast Posted: 10 Nov 2015 07:46 AM PST ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Kurdish rebels detonated a bomb on a road in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding six soldiers riding inside an armored military vehicle, Turkey's state-run news agency reported.

Death row, last stop for many US veterans Posted: 10 Nov 2015 07:30 AM PST Executed this year in Georgia, Andrew Brannan is one of hundreds of US soldiers who serve, come home from battle with mental scars, commit murder and are put to death. Some 300 military veterans are currently awaiting execution in the United States, making up an estimated 10 percent of death row inmates, according to a report out Tuesday. In the footage, taken by the dashboard camera of police officer Kyle Dinkheller, Brannan emerges from his pickup truck and starts dancing crazily, trying to provoke the officer and refusing to follow orders.

EU urges Turkey to lift media curbs, resume peace talks with Kurd rebels Posted: 10 Nov 2015 07:25 AM PST By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission urged EU candidate Turkey on Tuesday to lift restrictions on media freedom, respect human rights and stop interfering in the judiciary, criticism that Ankara described as "unfair and excessive". In its annual progress report on Turkey, whose decade-long accession talks with the European Union have largely stalled, the Commission called for a relaunch of peace talks with Kurdish militants in the southeast, where violence has surged. The report also noted with concern President Tayyip Erdogan's push for a constitutional overhaul that would give him much greater powers.

EU expects G20 battle to recognize migration crisis as a global issue Posted: 10 Nov 2015 06:54 AM PST By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union expects a battle at the summit of world leaders in Turkey on Sunday to have its migration crisis recognized as a global problem needing a global response, an EU official said on Tuesday. Leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies (G20), including the United States, China, Japan, Russia, Canada, Australia and Brasil, are to meet next Sunday and Monday in the Turkish sea resort of Antalya to discuss global economic issues. Turkey, which hosts the summit, has itself already taken in two million people from neighboring Syria and Iraq.

Gulf air strikes on IS down due to Yemen conflict: US general Posted: 10 Nov 2015 05:54 AM PST Air strikes by Gulf Arab members of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria have diminished since they launched an air war against Yemeni rebels in March, a US general said Tuesday. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have carried out air strikes against IS in Syria but the three Gulf Cooperation Council members are also involved in an air and ground campaign in Yemen in support of exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi.

France mourns anti-communist philosopher Glucksmann Posted: 10 Nov 2015 05:45 AM PST French philosopher Andre Glucksmann, a former Maoist who veered to the right after condemning the crimes of communism, has died at the age of 78, his son said Tuesday. The passionately political thinker rose to prominence in the 1970s alongside Bernard-Henri Levy as one of France's "New Philosophers", who broke with Marxism after street protests brought the country to the brink of revolution in 1968. "My first and best friend is no more," wrote Raphael Glucksmann on Facebook, describing his father as "a good and excellent man".

Jordan shaken by officer's attack on American, South African trainers Posted: 10 Nov 2015 05:40 AM PST The shooting spree in a canteen at the King Abdullah Training Center also killed a South African trainer and two Jordanians translators, reports The Associated Press. Authorities identified the gunman as Anwar Abu Zeid, a Jordanian. Recommended: Do you understand the Syria conflict?

Oil price to rise only gradually to $80 by 2020: IEA Posted: 10 Nov 2015 05:39 AM PST By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) - Oil is unlikely to return to $80 a barrel before the end of the decade, despite unprecedented declines in investment, as yearly demand growth struggles to top 1 million barrels per day, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. In its World Energy Outlook, the IEA said it anticipates demand growth under its central scenario will rise annually by some 900,000 barrels per day to 2020, gradually reaching demand of 103.5 million bpd by 2040. "Our expectation is to see prices gradually rising to $80 around 2020," Fatih Birol, the executive director of the IEA, told Reuters ahead of the release of the report.

Iraq: Multiple attacks kill at least 10 civilians in Baghdad Posted: 10 Nov 2015 05:16 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say attacks in different parts of the Iraqi capital have killed at least 10 civilians.

U.S., allies conduct 31 strikes in Syria, Iraq: military Posted: 10 Nov 2015 04:31 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-led coalition conducted 15 strikes against the Islamic State in Syria on Monday, hitting the militant group with bomber, fighter, attack and drone aircraft, the U.S. military said on Tuesday. Forces concentrated on Islamic State's oil supply near Dayr Az Zawr, where six strikes hit gas and oil separation plants and pump stations. Near Al Hawl and Al Hasakah, strikes destroyed a car bomb, 22 fighting positions, a mortar position, a structure and an anti-air artillery piece, according to the statement. ...

Iraqi PM's reforms hindered by divisions amid Islamic State threat Posted: 10 Nov 2015 04:19 AM PST By Stephen Kalin and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Facing resistance from within his own party, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is struggling to sustain support for a political shake-up he says is critical to efforts to counter Islamic State militants. In an attempt to regain momentum after parliament last week blocked his government from passing important reforms without its approval, Abadi reached out over the weekend to Iraq's powerful Shi'ite Muslim establishment, which has previously backed his anti-corruption push. In Najaf, Abadi notably did not meet with Iraq's top Shi'ite religious figure, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

Turkey to respond to any threats emerging from Syria: Davutoglu Posted: 10 Nov 2015 04:11 AM PST ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will respond by air and land to any threats emerging from neighboring Syria, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday, without naming potential sources for any such threats. Davutoglu also said in an interview broadcast live by TRT that he and U.S. President Barack Obama have discussed the need for a new strategy towards Islamic State. Turkey should play a bigger role in the coalition fighting the extremists, active in Syria and Iraq, Davutoglu added. (Writing by Ece Toksabay and Ayla Jean Yackley; Editing by Nick Tattersall)

Iran arrests more than 40 suspected militants, half headed to Iraq, Syria Posted: 10 Nov 2015 03:52 AM PST Iran has arrested more than 40 suspected militants around the country, half of whom were planning to reach Iraq and Syria, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi was quoted as saying by state media on Tuesday. The militant groups fighting in Iraq and Syria, such as Islamic State, are hardline Sunni Islamists who regard Shi'ite power Iran as heretical. Alavi said the arrests took place in the northern provinces of Golestan, Mozandaran and Tehran, Khuzestan in the south, and Sistan-Baluchistan in the east.

French anti-communist thinker Glucksmann dies at 78 Posted: 10 Nov 2015 03:45 AM PST French philosopher Andre Glucksmann, a former Maoist who veered to the right after condemning the crimes of communism, has died at the age of 78, his son said Tuesday. The passionately political thinker rose to prominence in the 1970s alongside Bernard-Henri Levy as one of the France's "New Philosophers", who broke with Marxism after street protests brought the country to the brink of revolution in 1968. "My first and best friend is no more," wrote Raphael Glucksmann on Facebook, describing his father as "a good and excellent man".

War Reporter Alex Quade's "Becoming A Green Beret" Video: How Special Forces 'Train, Advise, Assist' -- Which Is What They'll Do In Syria Posted: 10 Nov 2015 03:00 AM PST WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The White House is sending Special Operations Forces to Syria to "train, advise and assist" Syrian rebels against ISIS. This is a core mission for the Green Berets. In her video exclusive, freelance war reporter Alex Quade shows you how Special Forces perform this specific type of mission where they must build rapport with guerrilla leaders and help indigenous forces in their fight – the very same type of mission they'll now perform in Syria. Watch the exclusive video at:www.alexquade.comAlex Quade, a two-time Edward R. ...

Putin Mulls His Next Move with ISIS, but His Options Are Limited Posted: 10 Nov 2015 03:00 AM PST Increasing evidence that the Russian airliner carrying 224 people that crashed in Egypt on Oct. 31 was taken down by a bomb planted by the terror group ISIS has generated quite a bit of speculation about how Russian President Vladimir Putin might react. With Russian jets already conducting airstrikes in Syria, at least some of which have been directed at ISIS, would Putin escalate the Russian presence in the Middle East?

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